No Faceparty for You, Grandpa!

Posted by christopher on May 22, 2008 at 4:38 PM

In my seemingly incessant quest to find something about which I should be outraged (admittedly, it's not terribly difficult; Between NPR and other drivers I'm usually spitting blood by the time I get to work), here's "my" latest aneurism-inducing discovery:...

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Buzz Up or Buzz Off?

Posted by keirsun on February 27, 2008 at 2:39 PM

The Yahoo! hive is abuzz this week with the launch of its social news service, Yahoo! Buzz.

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Yahoo Mixes Up Its Social Mash

Posted by keirsun on September 18, 2007 at 8:49 PM

Hoping to compete with popular social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, Yahoo is getting ready to introduce Mash to the public.

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A-Space - A Place for Secret Agents

Posted by keirsun on August 24, 2007 at 3:52 PM

Jason Bourne (of Bourne films fame) may soon be pounding a computer keyboard in his search for the CIA agents who set him up. The US Director of National Intelligence recently announced plans for a social networking site designed specifically...

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The Big Head and Long Tail of Craigslist

Posted by geoff on August 07, 2007 at 4:37 PM

While it's not usually included in the list of hot social media sites, make no mistake about it, Craigslist is most certainly a social site. One of the reasons marketing departments tend to shy away from Craigslist, however, is because...

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Book Clubs, Social Media, and Your Niche

Posted by geoff on July 23, 2007 at 4:33 PM

The concept of going social for many businesses is one that can often be met with uncertainty (at best) and skepticism (at worst). After all, most of the well-publicized social community sites don't always address a company's ideal demographic; and...

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